When Will My Childhood Sweetheart Marry Me?-Chapter 267: Fatal Blow

"Very good," Zhu Yun said adoringly as she patted her daughter’s head. "I wasn’t wrong about him, Yan is truly outstanding."

What the heck.

She pursed her lips and dryly corrected, "This is the result of the team’s collective effort. Don’t credit all the success to him alone; it’s unfair."

"Yes, yes, you’re all very excellent."

After recording the information, Zhu Yun smiled as she turned off the computer and got up to put on her coat. She mentioned casually, "The mother of one of your colleagues is not in good shape. If it’s possible for the family, it would be best to go to the original hospital for the second surgery."

Jiang Shuyao’s heart skipped a beat.

"Mom, do you mean that the patient could relapse?"

Zhu Yun nodded. "The emergency treatment this time is just a temporary measure to alleviate insufficient blood supply to the heart. If it happens again, it could be more dangerous than today."

Soon, Pei Yan sent over the location for dinner.

Jiang Shuyao fixed her gaze on it, "What is this?"

"What’s wrong?" 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

She huffed, "I asked him to find a place to eat, and he picks a noodle shop right behind the hospital. I mean, inviting your future mother-in-law to dinner, who does it so casually?"

As soon as the words ’mother-in-law’ slipped out, Jiang Shuyao quickly covered her mouth.

Her eyes shifted awkwardly to the side and she saw that her mother was already beaming with laughter.

Sigh, a grown daughter can’t be kept at home.

Zhu Yun locked the office door and, taking her daughter’s hand, they headed downstairs. "As a mother, I couldn’t be more eager for you and Yan to settle down together, but you know how your dad can be, a bit stubborn."

Hmm.

Old Jiang could be so stubborn that even Ms. Zhu couldn’t handle him.

So, was Pei Yan just placating the mother with a noodle shop without any real effort?

Sensing her daughter’s displeasure, Zhu Yun explained with a smile, "That noodle shop is quite famous, the food is very good. I often eat there myself, and moreover, I have a surgery at two in the afternoon. It’s best to keep lunch simple."

After hearing her mother’s words, Jiang Shuyao raised her eyebrows.

It seemed that someone had put some thought into choosing the location after all.

Her mood instantly brightened, she shook her mother’s arm enthusiastically. "Mom, considering how filial your godson is, help him out, will you?"

Zhu Yun couldn’t help but chuckle, pretending to be clueless, she asked, "How can I help?"

After a few seconds of silence, Jiang Shuyao whispered as if her voice were as thin as a mosquito’s leg, "Household registration book."

"There is a way."

Hmm?

Jiang Shuyao’s eyes lit up.

Then she listened as her mother casually said, "Go ahead and steal it. That old thing locks the household registration book in the second drawer of his bedside table. It’s not a security lock; it’s easy to break open with something hard."

"..."

After lunch, on the way back, just outside the inpatient department, she ran into Lu Chen heading towards her.

In just half a day, he seemed to have aged quite a bit. Even on the days when Xinyuan was under review, President Lu had never appeared so defeated.

Family ties are the most indelible and attention-grabbing thing in this world.

No matter how many tricks and schemes he’d used in the world of business, faced with his own mother, Lu Chen could never be so rational and cold-hearted.

"Thank you all for today’s help."

As soon as Lu Chen started speaking, he was expressing thanks, which left Jiang Shuyao unsure how to feel.

She glanced subtly at the person beside her and was about to speak when she heard Pei Yan say indifferently, "There’s something off about the minivan driver, you must have already had someone look into it."

The driver had claimed brake failure and had also sustained minor injuries; with countless witnesses at the scene, without a thorough investigation, there would’ve been no reason to suspect the driver.

Jiang Shuyao knew that without evidence, Pei Yan wouldn’t make such claims lightly.

Turning back to observe Lu Chen’s reaction, she saw that his expression had clearly lost the calm it had at the beginning.

The conversation did not last long; soon, the nanny called, saying Lu’s mother had woken up, was quite agitated, and wanted to see her son.

Lu Chen turned off his phone and hurriedly retraced his route back.

Watching the man’s hasty departure, Jiang Shuyao stammered, "You said there was something wrong with the driver, is it related to Yuan Chong?"

"Uh-huh," Pei Yan held her as they walked towards the elevator, "He’s probably afraid that Lu Chen would reveal what he has done, using it as a threat."

Jiang Shuyao broke out in a cold sweat.

To stop at nothing to achieve his goals, even attacking a patient, such lawlessness made him a blight on society.

"Has it come to this, and we’re still going to let the culprit get away with it?"

In some ways, the police should be called immediately to arrest Yuan Chong and then have someone protect Lu’s mother around the clock.

Having watched a lot of TV dramas, Jiang Shuyao couldn’t help but think along these lines spontaneously.

The elevator doors slowly closed, and Pei Yan gazed silently at a spot, his voice cold as the floor numbers climbed, "It won’t be too long, maybe even today."

The scapegoat in prison thought he could be released unscathed after a few years.

He’d forgotten the person he’d angered was Prince Zhi Zhen, who had a hundred ways to make his life a living hell inside.

After three years and three months, unable to endure any longer, just half an hour ago, Pei Yan received a message that the person had provided new testimony regarding the mastermind behind the scenes.

In the hospital room, Lu’s mother had briefly woken up and had again slowly fallen asleep.

Tortured by her illness, the woman in the bed was pale and weak, trembling as she grasped Lu Chen’s hand when she awoke, advising him not to follow his father on a path of no return.

Despite not knowing the specifics, the news reported a litany of offences by Xinyuan, but as his mother, she couldn’t watch her son continue to err.

Those five minutes were the limit for Lu’s mother.

The nurse said it was a miracle that the patient had awakened in such a short amount of time but warned against complacency, as any further shock could be beyond recovery.

Lu Chen sat by the hospital bed for an entire afternoon; it was now two days since Xinyuan had come under investigation.

As the legal representative of the company, he had to be on call 24/7 to comply with the audit department’s summons.

Just moments ago, the agency, upon hearing of Lu’s mother falling ill and being hospitalized, had humanely moved the site for gathering evidence to a teahouse near the hospital.

This was Lu Chen’s last chance.

And the most lethal strike at the true mastermind behind it all.

Through the glass door, the palm of Jiang Shuyao’s hand gripped the corridor railing, unable to stop sweating.

Finally, the day had come to give an explanation to those who had died and the victims.

On the 18th day of the twelfth lunar month, HT Group, registered in Capital Industrial Park, was suspected of malicious acquisitions through illegal means, disrupting the domestic financial market, and thus was ordered to cease operations and undergo investigation with immediate effect.

HT CEO Yuan Chong was formally issued an arrest warrant by the Capital Yanqing Branch, on suspicion of kidnapping and premeditated murder.

The evidence against these accusations was conclusive; even with heaven’s help, Yuan Chong couldn’t escape the net of the law this time.

But all said and done, it seemed too light a consequence for that scum; the truth behind the godmother’s suicide remained elusive, adding not only to the imperfections of the whole affair but also a thorn in Pei Yan’s side.

Just as everyone was easing their tension, another piece of bad news came from the Capital.

Yuan Chong had escaped custody, his whereabouts unknown...